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MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



Excellent oranges are imported from the United 

 States. 



Oxycoccus. — ( Vaccinium Oxycoccus, Cran- 

 berry, Natural Order, Vacciniacege) is a hardy ever- 

 green trailing shrub, bearing fruit. It grows in 

 peaty or boggy soils. 



The ashes of the wood and fruit contain in 100 

 parts : — 



One ton of cranberries extracts 1 4 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



Peach [Prunus persica or Amygdalus persica. 

 Natural Order, Rosacese) is a hardy, deciduous 

 fruit-bearing tree. It grows in ordinary well- 

 drained soils, against west or south walls. 



The ashes of the peach ^ contain in 100 parts : — 



1 A. B. Griffiths, Special Manures for Oa/rden Orops, p. 99. 



